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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas does not pose a high risk for triggering earthquakes large enough to feel, but other types of energy-related drilling can make the ground noticeably shake, a major government science report concludes....

Some 850 jobs are under threat as one of the biggest department stores left in London goes into administration.

NEW YORK (AP) -- A former Goldman Sachs director was found guilty Friday of feeding confidential information to a corrupt hedge fund manager, becoming the most prominent defendant convicted so far in a wide-ranging probe conducted by investigators armed with wiretaps....

NEW YORK — A former Goldman Sachs director was found guilty Friday of feeding confidential information to a corrupt hedge fund manager, becoming the most prominent defendant convicted so far in a wide-ranging probe conducted by investigators armed with wiretaps.

Rajat Gupta — born in India, educated at Harvard and ...

South Africa withstand a brave second-half fightback from England to clinch a series victory in a thrilling encounter in Johannesburg.

Legal Times Blog | The federal appeals court hearing between the ACLU and the CIA is scheduled for Sept. 20th.

Disagreements, including a row over financial aid, and confusion have hampered preparatory talks at the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro.

Republicans said the decision to stop deporting young illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria amounts to amnesty and usurps congressional authority.

Ian Bell answers his doubters with a superb hundred as England crush West Indies in the first one-day international at the Rose Bowl.

A group of angry moms turned on each other in a fight over cap and gowns for their children.

An investigation is under way after a 12-year-old girl with learning difficulties was allegedly locked in a bathroom at night in a residential school.

The deputy first minister has given the strongest hint yet that he may meet the Queen on her forthcoming visit to Northern Ireland.

Severe weather conditions at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk, including heavy rainfall and lightning causes the Euro 2012 Group D match between Ukraine and France to be suspended.

Mitt Romney is on an "Every Town Counts" bus tour rolling across six states won in 2008 by Barack Obama and now being courted by Republicans....

Mitt Romney is on an "Every Town Counts" bus tour rolling across six states won in 2008 by Barack Obama and now being courted by Republicans....

A former board member of Goldman Sachs, Rajat Gupta, is found guilty of insider trading on Wall Street by a court in New York.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A body was found Friday near the home of a special forces soldier-turned-trauma surgeon who was the subject of a nationwide manhunt after the killing of his ex-girlfriend in a Buffalo hospital, a law enforcement official said....

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Republicans set out a bold conservative agenda after taking control of state capitols across the Midwest and South in the last general election. They wanted to cut taxes and spending, put new limits on labor unions, crack down on illegal immigrants and give parents more alternatives to traditional public schools....

PARIS (AP) -- Back-room deals, black lists and bitter duels. Political and personal intrigue has wormed its way into Sunday's final round of French legislative elections. President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party is battling to assure a solid majority and fulfill his vows to boost growth in Europe and redefine the presidency as one beholden to the people....

Graphic photos of a woman forced to have an abortion triggered an outcry in China.